UPUPTNiE. 



Falculia /. Geoffr.* 



Bill lengthened, strong, curved from the base to the tip, which is entire ; the sides suddenly compressed 

 from the base, and the gonys lengthened and curved ; the nostrils basal, with the opening large, rounded, 

 and exposed. Wings long and rounded, with the fourth and fifth quills the longest. Tailloug, broad, and 

 even. Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, strong, and covered with broad scales. Toes long and strong ; 

 the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at the base beyond the first joint ; the hind toe very 

 long and strong ; the claws long, strong, compressed, and curved. 



The type of this genus is found in Madagascar, where it is usually seen on the margins of rivers, searching for the 

 larvre of aquatic insects, which constitute its chief food. 



F. palliata I. Geoffr. Mag. de Zool. 1836. Ois. t. 49. 



'* M. Isidore GeolTroy established this genus in 1836. 



July, 1847. 



